Ridgefield Playhouse To Celebrate 'A Very Postmodern Christmas'

From the Ridgefield Playhouse:

November 14 2019

Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox returns to The Ridgefield Playhouse with A Very Postmodern Christmas on November 23

Cast includes tap dancer, Demi Remick; vocalist, Maiya Sykes and The Goglia Sisters

Back after a sold-out show last summer, famed time-twisting musical collective, Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox returns to The Ridgefield Playhouse for A Very Postmodern Christmas on Saturday, November 23 at 8pm! Fans can expect the same originality, wit, and virtuosic LIVE musical performances that have garnered them viral online stardom and worldwide acclaim. (PMJ has amassed over 1.2 billion YouTube views and played hundreds of shows to sold-out houses on six continents.) But, for the first time, they will witness a revitalization of the idea of a holiday tour itself! The show will feature PMJ's rotating retro collective of show-stopping vocalists, dancers, and instrumentalists. Our cast includes tap dancer, Demi Remick; vocalist, Maiya Sykes; and The Goglia Sisters, Emily & Julia Goglia, as co-emcees. This time, they’re mashing up timeless holiday classics along with some of today's pop hits in the "vintage" styles of 1920s hot jazz, doo wop, and Motown! Join us in the lobby at 7pm for a free wine tasting & art exhibit by Sholeh Janati. This event is part of the Holiday Series, Moffly Media Evening of Art, Wine & Jazz Series sponsored by Atria Senior Living, and Pepsi Rock Series powered by Xfinity with support from Westy Self Storage. Visit Bailey’s Backyard (23 Bailey Avenue, Ridgefield) for an early dinner and receive 10% off when you show your ticket!

Ever since he was in middle school, Scott Bradlee has known he is something of an old soul. While his friends were listening to ‘90s pop hits, he was listening to Motown and Jazz and trying to figure out their inner workings on the piano. Back in 2010 when Bradlee was living in a basement apartment in Astoria, Queens trying to make his name in the NYC music scene, he tried his hand at “classing up” some pop music. He assembled some college classmates to record a cover of Lady Gaga’s “Paparazzi” which garnered a few thousand views on YouTube; enough to encourage him to keep at it. Between 2011 and 2013 he worked on an album’s worth of Nickelback covers Motown style and the results went viral. He christened the growing project Postmodern Jukebox, he posted a jazzy remake of “Thrift Shop” starring Robyn Adele Anderson and literally became an overnight success with the video racking up more than 100,000 views and being shared on sites like Huffington Post and Buzzfeed. PMJ was born! To date, PMJs most popular video is a cover of angst-ridden loser anthem “Creep” by Radiohead, tacking up 30 million views and counting.

PMJ may have started as an internet project, but they have since logged thousands of hours on the road, crisscrossing the globe, even headlining Radio City Music Hall. The vocalists sing every note live, without any tuning help. The musicians make every sound you hear on stage and in his living room with the instruments you see them playing. That doesn’t matter to everyone, but it matters to PMJ and their fans. PMJ does it the old fashioned way and loves every second of it. Thanks to millions of fans around the world, Postmodern Jukebox has become a rotating collective of musical outcasts that have somehow found a home, and there are still many incredible, undiscovered talents out there that Scott Bradlee is really excited to share with PMJ audiences. It’s Scott Bradlee’s mission and promise to share the best natural performers from around the world, and give them a platform they deserve in this wonderful, musical universe he calls Postmodern Jukebox.

When asked about what to expect from the show, Bradlee said, “Put simply: it's the touring equivalent of Bing Crosby singing "Little Drummer Boy" with David Bowie.” This very postmodern Christmas show promises to be a vintage delight and is the inaugural tour of what will likely become a staple in the PMJ repertoire. Don’t miss it!

For tickets ($85 - $210) call or visit the box office, 203-438-5795 or go online at ridgefieldplayhouse.org. The Ridgefield Playhouse is a non-profit performing arts center located at 80 East Ridge, parallel to Main Street, Ridgefield, CT.

This press release was produced by the Ridgefield Playhouse. The views expressed here are the author’s own.